20th Maccabiah Games Friday, 23 June 2017 08:14 The international arena is back to Jerusalem, with yet another major event. The chess games of the 20th Maccabiah will be held on July 4-14, in Dan Hotel in the Israeli...
5-way tie for 1st at the Championship of Israel
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds (top 20) http://chess-results.com/tnr240221.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 1 1 GM Nabaty Tamir ISR 2649 6,0 42,5 4,0 1,0 47,0 2 14 IM Reshef Omer ISR 2435 6,0 42,0...
GMs Nabaty & Roiz lead Israeli Championship with 1 to go
Rank after Round 8 http://chess-results.com/tnr240221.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg TB1 TB2 TB3 1 1 GM Nabaty Tamir ISR 2649 5,5 33,5 4,0 2 3 GM Roiz Michael ISR 2608 5,5 32,5 3,0 3 8 GM Mikhalevski Victor ISR...
Tal Baron leads Israeli Championship after 7
Rank after Round 7 (top 15) http://www.chess-results.com/tnr240221.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 5 GM Baron Tal ISR 2536 5,0 23,5 3 2598 2 12 IM Givon Asaf ISR 2471 4,5 26,5 4 2603 3...
Uncompromising Chess Battles in Jerusalem
Uncompromising Chess Battles in Jerusalem By Yochanan Afek The third international tournament in memory of Gideon Japhet was concluded last weekend in the Secondary School of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. It was the highlight of a spectacular summer...
Israel & Ukraine win gold at European Youth Team Chess Championship
Teams of Israel in Open section and Ukraine in Girl’s section are the winners of the European Youth Team U18 Chess Championship 2016, which was held in Celje, Slovenia. Both teams dominated the competition and well deserved triumphed. In...
3 remain perfect after 3 at Gideon Japhet Memorial
http://chess-results.com/tnr224260.aspx Rank after Round 3 (top 25) Rk. SNo Name sex Gr FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 1 GM Naiditsch Arkadij AZE 2667 3,0 2,0 6,0 3 2 2 GM Nabaty Tamir ISR 2622 3,0 2,0 5,0...
Political tension on the chess board
Ghaem-Maghami refuses to play vs. Israeli chess player TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Iran’s chess grandmaster refused to play against the Zionist player in the fifth round of international chess tournaments in Switzerland. Once again, an Iranian athlete rejected the...
ACP Masters arrives in Ashdod, Israel
ACP Masters arrives in Ashdod By Yochanan Afek The strongest invitational tournament ever to be held in Israel will be hosted by the city of Ashdod, in collaboration with the Association of Chess Professionals (ACP) on December 7-10 during...